COIC Pupillage Match Funded Scheme
COIC welcomes applications for matched funding for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 pupillages. The COIC Pupillage Matched Funded Scheme (PMF) helps provide additional pupillages in Chambers, and other approved training organisations, predominantly engaged in legally aided work. Encouragingly, a growing number of Chambers are applying for COIC matched funded grants. COIC is set to support 33 pupillages … Continued
Judicial Appointments – August 2023
The Inn is delighted to note the Judicial appointment of the following Gray’s Inn Members in August 2023. Jeremy David Cook Jeremy David Cook has been appointed as Senior Master of the King’s Bench Division by the Lord Chief Justice, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has assigned him … Continued
Election of new AGIS committee for 2023/24
The Association of Gray’s Inn Students (AGIS) represents the student Members of Gray’s Inn. AGIS will champion your rights, liaise with both the Inn and your Bar Course provider and arrange social activities throughout the year. Congratulations to the student Members that have been elected for the AGIS Committee 2023 – 24: President – Simon … Continued
Congratulations Trinity Call 2023
Congratulations to all our Members who were Called to the Bar on Tuesday 18 July 2023. The names of those called to the bar are also sent for publication in The Times, The Telegraph and The Independent newspapers. Gray’s Inn Library holds copies of The Times and The Telegraph. The following 106 Members of this … Continued
Appointment of Vice Treasurer for 2024
Master Geraldine Andrews has been elected as Vice Treasurer for 2024. Acting as Vice Treasurer, The Rt Hon Lady Justice Geraldine Andrews DBE will be the deputy for the Treasurer in 2024 (Master Peter Coulson) before rising to the position of Treasurer in 2025. Master Andrews was called by Gray’s Inn in 1981. She … Continued
New Masters of the Bench elected for 2023
Following the Trinity Election 2023 our Treasurer, Lady Justice Nicola Davies DBE, has declared that the following Members of Hall be Elected Masters of the Bench of this Society: Eleanor Platt KC Christopher Melton KC His Honour Judge Avik Mukherjee Andrew Singer KC Ivan Hare KC His Honour Judge Jonathan Carroll Owen Thomas KC James … Continued
Applications open for The Hebe Plunkett Scholarship 2023
The Hebe Plunkett Scholarships are for students or pupils who will incur additional expenditure to complete their course or pupillage because of a disability or a chronic health condition. Each scholarship is awarded to meet additional costs, where necessary, to ensure the student or pupil can perform to the best of their ability. To apply, … Continued
GDL Scholars 2023 announced
We are delighted to announce the following 26 students awarded GDL scholarships in 2023. We want to thank everyone who took the time to submit an application or attend an interview. We know that there are serious challenges to becoming a barrister, and we are delighted to be in a position to support an … Continued
Gray’s Inn Moot Competition Final 2023
Congratulations to the winner of the Gray’s Inn Moot Competition 2023, Fran D’Argenio. Fran D’Argenio and Anjelica Smerin will receive the Nicholls Memorial Prize for Mooting, generously given annually by 3 Raymond Buildings in honour of Clive Nicholls QC, a Bencher of the Inn. The runner-up Joseph Hilditch will receive the Norman Tapp Memorial Prize. … Continued